Attachment for road machines



April 23, 1929. w, A, W|| |AM$ 1,710,132V

I ATTACHMENT FOR ROAD MACHINES Filed Oct. 5, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l .mmun

A'pril 23, 1929, w. A. WILLIAMS ATTACHMENT FOR ROAD MACHINES Filed Oct. 5, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 23, i929.

wLLIAM A. WIL'LAMaeE EEN WHEELER, TEXAS.

ATTACHMENT FOR ROAD lVIACI-IINES.

Application filed Getober 5, 1927. Serial No. 224,087.`

My invention relates to rond making meeliines7 and particularly to :i Bermude grass cutting attachment therefor.

The primary objectoit my invention is to provide n Bermude grass cutting or destroying,- attachment so constructed that it nmy be readily applied to the rotnrily :ufljnstnble ring or zinnulus Strom which 'the Semper blnde oit :in ordinary rond grader or scraper is Supported.

A further object is `to provide an nttnehnient of this character which is extremely simple und durable in conetruction :ind etlicient in operation. n

The invention eonsie'ts in the novel form, combination :ind nrifengeinent otpnrts hereinzitter more telly described, shown in the :iccoinpnnying` drmvinge sind claimed.

In the d rn win frs Figure l is n. side elevation oit :i rond mncliine equipped with iny grass :ind weed cutting; and destroying attachment.

Figure 2 is n, top pien view tl'iereof.

.llligure 53 is in enlarged 'trent elevational View ot the nttnclnnent applied 'to the :innulue oit the rond machine, the onnulus being` in section, sind Figureet `is :1 perspective view ot the snpporting` ber ott the attachment.

My invention is adopted 'to be applied tok any ordinary rond grader or scraper, :ind the one shown hns :tsupportingtren'ie composed. oil side bln-s 5 which diverge renrwnrdly :nid -are supported by iront wheels G and rezir wheels 7. V

`virrounted on the under sides ol. the here 5 is :in annu-.lus 8 'which iniy be` roturily ndjlisted relative to the :axis oft the lscreper. A. vertically conenve scrlipinel blade is usually mounted below :rnd carried by the :tnnnlus 8 by the use ot suitable ln'nckets or the like, ne is well known in 'the art.

My invention consists in the provision ot n gruss and weed cutting :1nd deetroyingr device :idnptcd to he :ittnched to the :.lnnulus 8 in place oit the Semper blade no that the hitter :1nd my device moy be interelnnigjed whenever desired or necessary. My nttnclnnent eonsiste oit :i sumiorting bnr S) adopted to extend across find to be eeenred to the under side ol.

the ennulns 8 in contact with opposite lower edge portions et the latter,y :ind having :i ililurnlity ot deix'iendine' e' 1nfndnrds l() secured, 'thereto :it regular intervals. the lower ends oit these stznidnrds having' nlinei'll henrinee ll in which. is jourjnziled n horizontal. shaft 12 like.

carrying cutting' disks 13 that ore arranged in nni'tormly spliced relation.

AS shown, the supporting` bnr 9 is former with elongated Slots tl in *the ends thereof through which extend bolts l5 by means ol' which tingle brackets 1G nre secured to the supporting bur ttor adjustment toward or away t'roni each other. rlhe angle brackets 1G nre adjusted against opposite sides ot' the nnnulns 8 and then bolted to the latter, es :it 17,510 that the attachment is rigidly secured to the nnnnlus. l

The openings i8 in bnr 9 ypermit bolting of the standards l0 thereto, :is nt 19.

As the hers Sere nennlly adjustable vertically, the disks may be lowered into contact with the ground :ind upon 'Forward travel ot the nmchine, the disks will roll thereon and the Cutting edges vthereof will etieetively cnt end destroy Bermude grass, weeds and the By m'ljustingv the miniilus, the axis oit the disks may be disposed :it the desired ol lique angle to the nincliine nxis or line oit trnvel iter insuring' eti'eetive cutting; ot the grass und weeds 'tor the entire width ofthe attachment. Upon raining the bers 5, the dises ,may be lifted elenr et the groundgind upon removing the boite 17, the nttnelnnent muy be 1^ nulily removed und the usnnl scraper binde applied.

The drn'tt etrnins :tre teken. ntl' ot the standards l() by providing` drnitt bars Q0 which nre rigid with eertnin ot'the bearings ll and eX- 'tend forwardly and npwerdly therefrom .in eoi'ivergging; relzitinn :ind ere bolted to the inner side ot the 'l'mwztrd part ot the nnnulns 8 in Afront oliE bnrf), ,es :1t 2l.

Minor chiinf'ee inzly he made without de- *pnrtiiigg troni the spirit :ind scope et the indisks havingcoincident zines exteiuling pzn'eilel with seid .isznpporting bnr and ineens for lieiigiiie the cutter diskefrom enid supporting` bnr, .smid securing means emi)odyine` :ingle brackets nrljnwtnbly seenred to the ends ont the supporting` bnr 'for .movement toward or away troni erich other.

,2. The eombinntion with the iframe of n roadimaking machine, an annulus supported on the rame,.0fa Bermuda grass Cutting attachment Comprising a supporting bar eX- tending transversely 0f the .line of draft,

vmeans detaehably securing the Supporting bar to the under side of said annnlus, Cutter disks having coincident axes `extending 

